November Rain

I thought right now would be a perfect time to start blogging. I have been putting it off for way too long, so now I will start and try to keep up with weekly postings!

Noah loves playing outside. We recently got him a Radio Flyer Scooter. He LOVES his scooter! The first time he rode it (in which he learned very quickly how to make it go), we ended up at the park! Now whenever we go outside, he HAS to ride his scooter!

Today is an extremely rainy and windy day. We have been inside all day as the boys are getting over mild colds. Noah has been very interested in coloring and can sit still for an hour or so just coloring in his color books. He doesn't just pick a page and color the whole thing, rather he starts at the very first page of the book, chooses one color to work with and 'colors' a little section on the page then turns to the next page and does the same thing. He won't be done with the book or color until he has managed to mark on each individual page. Oh, there is no skipping ahead or tearing out any pages, as this will disrupt his order!! He is quite particular on some things.....his coloring books being one of them.

Here, Noah was being so creative and placed all his color pencils into my Crocs, when he was done with one color he would swich them out! What else is there to do while it is pouring rain!!

Noah also LOVES his trains. We bought a wooden train set off of craigslist a few months ago, and it has been such a prized possession in this house. As mentioned above, Noah has his particular order of things and his trains happen to be another. All the trains must be lined up touching eachother in a row. So there is only one long train, not many smaller trains. Once he has lined them all up, he is done. He isn't interested in making the train travel along the track.

Tyler is now 8 1/2 mos and such a treasure to have! He is so loving and happy (exept when he sees me in a room and wants me to hold him....then he isn't so happy). Ty's favorite thing to do is to jump in his jumpy seat! He can stay in that thing for close to an hour. As our morning routine goes, after breakfast, Ty goes in his jumpy seat, Noah turns on his CD player (either Jack Johnson or Red Hot Chili Peppers) and Ty jumps his little heart out while watching Noah dance/run/jump and sing all through the kitchen! This is such a fun interaction to watch! They both are the happiest in the mornings.

Jumping is the only motor activity Tyler shows interest in. He will only roll over from his belly to his back (we put him to sleep on his belly and find him when he wakes on his back). He would win the gold medal for the baby who can sit the longest! Tyler grows roots of planted on his bottom. He will play with any of the toys around him, but he isn't interested in trying to crawl or move around to get to them. Which is quite all right with us....the longer we wait to chase two boys around (vs. chasing just Noah) is perfectly fine with us!!

Ty loves to eat! I make him his own food and I love experimenting with new recipes! His favorite is sweet potato with mixed veggies. I just introduced chicken into his diet and the verdict is still out. He will eat it if he is hungry so I usually try this one first. Another favorite is butternut squash with apples. Organic O's (like cherrios) have been Ty's independent food....he loves that he can feed himself. Ty has 2 teeth and likes to crunch his O's!

As for Dave and I, we are doing well. Adjusting to having 2 boys and our new schedule. I have recently accepted and started a new job on a maternity unit at a different hospital. I am on-call for the day shift working with post-partum moms and babies. I LOVE IT! This job is such a great change from what I was doing working with chronically ill people. Also, I am able to make my own schedule and stay home with the boys a lot more.